Session of 2024
House Concurrent Resolution No. 5021
By Representatives V. Miller, Alcala, Amyx, Ballard, Carlin, Carmichael, Carr,
Curtis, Haskins, Highberger, Martinez, McDonald, Melton, Meyer, D. Miller, S.
Miller, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Oropeza, Osman, L. Ruiz, S. Ruiz, Sawyer, Sawyer
Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Stogsdill, Weigel and Winn
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A PROPOSITION to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of
the state of Kansas, relating to the assessed valuation of property in
determining property taxes for real property used for residential
purposes and real property necessary to accommodate a residential
community of mobile or manufactured homes.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the
members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of
Representatives and two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed)
and qualified to the Senate concurring therein:
Section 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of
the state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection: Section 1 of article 11 of the constitution
of the state of Kansas is hereby amended to read as follows:
"§ 1. System of taxation; classification; exemption. (a) The
provisions of this subsection shall govern the assessment and
taxation of property on and after January 1, 2013, and each year
thereafter. Except as otherwise hereinafter specifically provided,
the legislature shall provide for a uniform and equal basis of
valuation and rate of taxation of all property subject to taxation.
The legislature may provide for the classification and the taxation
uniformly as to class of recreational vehicles and watercraft, as
defined by the legislature, or may exempt such class from property
taxation and impose taxes upon another basis in lieu thereof. The
provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to the taxation
of motor vehicles, except as otherwise hereinafter specifically
provided, mineral products, money, mortgages, notes and other
evidence of debt and grain. Property shall be classified into the
following classes for the purpose of assessment and assessed at the
percentage of value prescribed therefor:
Class 1 shall consist of real property. Real property shall be
further classified into seven subclasses. Such property shall be
defined by law for the purpose of subclassification and assessed
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uniformly as to subclass at the following percentages of value:
(1) Real property used for residential purposes including multi-family
residential real property and real property necessary to
accommodate a residential community of mobile or manufactured
homes including the real property upon which such homes are
located:
Prior to January 1, 2025...........................................................11½%
Commencing January 1, 2025......................................................11%
Commencing January 1, 2026...................................................10½%
Commencing January 1, 2027......................................................10%
Commencing January 1, 2028.....................................................9½%
Commencing January 1, 2029, and thereafter,..............................9%
(2) Land devoted to agricultural use which shall be valued upon the
basis of its agricultural income or agricultural productivity pursuant
to section 12 of article 11 of the constitution............................. 30%
(3) Vacant lots.................................................................................. 12%
(4) Real property which is owned and operated by a not-for-profit
organization not subject to federal income taxation pursuant to
section 501 of the federal internal revenue code, and which is
included in this subclass by law...................................................12%
(5) Public utility real property, except railroad real property which shall
be assessed at the average rate that all other commercial and
industrial property is assessed......................................................33%
(6) Real property used for commercial and industrial purposes and
buildings and other improvements located upon land devoted to
agricultural use.............................................................................25%
(7) All other urban and rural real property not otherwise specifically
subclassified..................................................................................30%
Class 2 shall consist of tangible personal property. Such
tangible personal property shall be further classified into six
subclasses, shall be defined by law for the purpose of
subclassification and assessed uniformly as to subclass at the
following percentages of value:
(1) Mobile homes used for residential purposes.............................11½%
(2) Mineral leasehold interests except oil leasehold interests the average
daily production from which is five barrels or less, and natural gas
leasehold interests the average daily production from which is 100
mcf or less, which shall be assessed at 25%.................................30%
(3) Public utility tangible personal property including inventories
thereof, except railroad personal property including inventories
thereof, which shall be assessed at the average rate all other
commercial and industrial property is assessed............................33%
(4) All categories of motor vehicles not defined and specifically valued
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and taxed pursuant to law enacted prior to January 1, 1985.........30%
(5) Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment which, if its
economic life is seven years or more, shall be valued at its retail cost
when new less seven-year straight-line depreciation, or which, if its
economic life is less than seven years, shall be valued at its retail
cost when new less straight-line depreciation over its economic life,
except that, the value so obtained for such property, notwithstanding
its economic life and as long as such property is being used, shall
not be less than 20% of the retail cost when new of such
property.......................................................................................25%
(6) All other tangible personal property not otherwise specifically
classified.......................................................................................30%
(b) All property used exclusively for state, county, municipal,
literary, educational, scientific, religious, benevolent and charitable
purposes, farm machinery and equipment, merchants' and
manufacturers' inventories, other than public utility inventories
included in subclass (3) of class 2, livestock, and all household
goods and personal effects not used for the production of income,
shall be exempted from property taxation."
Sec. 2. The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with
the amendment as a whole:
"Explanatory statement. This amendment would decrease the
assessed valuation in determining property taxes for real
property used for residential purposes and real property
necessary to accommodate a residential community of
mobile or manufactured homes.
"A vote for this proposition would decrease by ½% each year
for five years the assessed valuation in determining property
taxes for real property used for residential purposes and real
property necessary to accommodate a residential community
of mobile or manufactured homes resulting in a change from
11½% to 9% in assessed valuations.
"A vote against this proposition would continue the assessed
valuation of real property used for residential purposes and
real property necessary to accommodate a residential
community of mobile or manufactured homes at 11½%."
Sec. 3. This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of the members
elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of Representatives and
two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the
Senate, shall be entered on the journals, together with the yeas and nays.
The secretary of state shall cause this resolution to be published as
provided by law and shall cause the proposed amendment to be submitted
to the electors of the state at the general election in November in the year
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2024, unless a special election is called at a sooner date by concurrent
resolution of the legislature, in which case the proposed proposition shall
be submitted to the electors of the state at the special election.
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